In “The Meaning of Jihad,” the ever-vigilant Kamala explores a popular Muslim text’s teaching on jihad to expose the hypocrisy and deception of Hamas-linked CAIR’s #MyJihad campaign:

CAIR’s Ahmed Rehab describes their #MyJihad ads this way: “The campaign is about reclaiming Islam, and not just ‘jihad,’ from both Muslim and non-Muslim extremists… Whether it’s the bin Ladens and the al-Qaidas of the Muslim world, or the Pam Gellers and Frank Gaffneys of the non-Muslim world, ironically — even though they come from the two opposite ends of the spectrum — they agree exactly on the same definition of ‘jihad’ and on the same worldview of Islam versus the rest of the world.”

For more detail about Minhaj al-Muslim’s take on Jihad, here’s an excerpt from a previous article analyzing Minhaj’s perspective on Jihad and Islamic positions on other subjects such as homosexuality, apostasy, and women’s rights:

Four types of jihad are listed. The first: “Performing Jihad against disbelievers and those who wage war against the Muslims.” Number two is jihad against “rebellious sinners,” and number three is jihad against “Satan.” Only the fourth type is “Jihad against one’s self.” While Minhaj acknowledges that this type “has even been called the greatest Jihad,” this claim is accompanied by a footnote pointing out that “this is based on a weak Hadith [saying by or about Muhammad]…” (Vol. 2, p. 167)

In his fascinating book, Inside Jihad, former Egyptian Islamic Jihad member Tawfik Hamid explains the significance of this specific attribution:

Abu Bakr Al-Jazairy – a lecturer in the Nobel Prophetic Mosque in Saudi Arabia – wrote in his well-known, widely-distributed book, Minhaj Al-Muslim, that this hadith “…is based upon a weak Hadith…” As we can see, on the one hand Islamists show non-Muslims a peaceful Hadith to improve Islam’s image, and on the other teach Muslims, that it is weak (and by implication, that Muslims should not follow it). In contrast, Islamists teach Muslims that the following hadith is sahih, or “strong,”accurate” and “authentic,” and thus cannot be ignored:

I have been commanded to fight all mankind until they testify that none has the right to be worshiped except Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah… (Agreed upon) – Minhaj Al-Muslim, Vol 1, p. 402

The phrase “agreed upon” at the end of the above hadith means that it is narrated as sahih by both Al-Buchary and Muslim, which communicates to Muslims that it is extremely powerful… In this case, Muslims are taught that the violent hadith is strong and the peaceful hadith is weak. This theological tactic deceives countless non-Muslims. (pp. 106-107)

Feisal Abdul-Rauf, of Ground Zero Mosque infamy, explains in his 2000 book, Islam: A Sacred Law, that a weak hadith “is a hadith against which serious doubts can be raised.” (p. 151) Thus, the notion that self-Jihad is the “greatest Jihad” – a view Islamic spokesmen are always quick to espouse – is a dubious one.